Emacs: Keyboard Macro Commands
Here's a list of all Keyboard Macro commands.
Record
kmacro-start-macro【Ctrl+x (】 【C-x C-k s】, 【C-x C-k C-s】-
start record.
- (It relies on the primitive function
start-kbd-macro) defining-kbd-macrois an alias ofstart-kbd-macro.
- (It relies on the primitive function
kmacro-end-macro【Ctrl+x )】-
end record.
(It relies on the primitive functionend-kbd-macro)
Call
call-last-kbd-macro- call the last keyboard macro.
apply-macro-to-region-lines- apply last last keyboard macro to each line in text selection. TIP: to make this useful, you should create a macro that start at beginning of line, and do not move to next line.
kmacro-end-call-mouse【S-<mouse-3>】- Move point to the position clicked with the mouse and call last kbd macro
kmacro-call-macro-
Call the keyboard MACRO that you defined with
kmacro-start-macro
kmacro-end-or-call-macro【F4】- End kbd macro if currently being defined; else call last kbd macro
kmacro-end-or-call-macro-repeat【C-x C-k C-k】-
As
kmacro-end-or-call-macrobut allow repeat without repeating prefix kmacro-end-and-call-macro【Ctrl+x e】- call the last keyboard macro. (stop it if still recording)
Store
kmacro-name-last-macro【C-x C-k n】-
Assign a name to the last keyboard macro defined.
(
name-last-kbd-macrois an alias.) insert-kbd-macro- Insert in buffer the definition of kbd macro MACRONAME, as Lisp code.
kmacro-to-register【C-x C-k x】-
Store the last keyboard macro in register.
[see Emacs: Copy to Register]
Call it by calling
jump-to-register kmacro-bind-to-key【C-x C-k b】- When not defining or executing a macro, offer to bind last macro to a key
Edit
edit-kbd-macro【C-x C-k e】- Edit a keyboard macro.
edit-last-kbd-macro- Edit the most recently defined keyboard macro.
edit-named-kbd-macro-
Edit a keyboard macro which has been given a name by
name-last-kbd-macro. kmacro-edit-lossage【C-x C-k l】- Edit most recent 300 keystrokes as a keyboard macro
kmacro-edit-macro【C-x C-k RET】- As edit last keyboard macro, but without kmacro-repeat property
kmacro-edit-macro-repeat【C-x C-k C-e】- Edit last keyboard macro
kmacro-step-edit-macro【C-x C-k SPC】- Step edit and execute last keyboard macro
Counter
kmacro-add-counter【C-x C-k C-a】- Add the value of numeric prefix arg (prompt if missing) to kmacro-counter
kmacro-insert-counter【C-x C-k TAB】-
Insert current value of
kmacro-counter, then increment it by ARG kmacro-set-counter【C-x C-k C-c】-
Set the value of
kmacro-counterto ARG, or prompt for value if no argument kmacro-set-format【C-x C-k C-f】-
Set the format of
kmacro-counterto FORMAT kmacro-start-macro-or-insert-counter【F3】- Record subsequent keyboard input, defining a keyboard macro
View
kmacro-view-macro- Display the last keyboard macro
kmacro-view-macro-repeat【C-x C-k C-v】- Display the last keyboard macro
kmacro-view-ring-2nd- Display the second macro in the keyboard macro ring
Other
kbd-macro-query【C-x C-k q】, 【C-x q】- Query user during kbd macro execution.
read-kbd-macro- Read the region as a keyboard macro definition.
kmacro-call-ring-2nd- Execute second keyboard macro in macro ring
kmacro-call-ring-2nd-repeat【C-x C-k C-l】- Execute second keyboard macro in macro ring
kmacro-cycle-ring-next【C-x C-k C-n】- Move to next keyboard macro in keyboard macro ring
kmacro-cycle-ring-previous【C-x C-k C-p】- Move to previous keyboard macro in keyboard macro ring
kmacro-delete-ring-head【C-x C-k C-d】- Delete current macro from keyboard macro ring
kmacro-swap-ring【C-x C-k C-t】- Swap first two elements on keyboard macro ring